SherpaShare, the largest independent on-demand worker support app, recently surveyed 1,000 people working for the on-demand drive services such as Lyft and Uber.
One of the biggest trends SherpaShare found was that most drivers are new to the industry. Sixty-five percent of drivers had been driving for six months or less. Eighteen percent had been driving for less than two months.
While it’s tough to measure the “quit rate”, it is clear that, at any given time, a supermajority of drivers started driving within the last year.
Among other trends the survey showed was that senior drivers make less than younger drivers. The study surmised that some of that difference could be attributed to seniors being less active at strategizing, searching the internet for every possible angle to maximize revenue.
Since most drivers are earning supplemental money, 75 percent of drivers change their hours over time. Roughly 35 percent of drivers end up driving more, 24 percent work the same and 41 percent end up working less than when they started.
Women tend to drive more part-time and earn less than men. On average, female drivers report making 34 percent less ($379) gross driving income per month, per person than men. They are also far more likely to drive part time. Among men, 25 percent are more likely to drive 30-40 hours per week, and men are 40 percent more likely than women to drive more than 40 hours per week.
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